The Heath School is a secondary school located in Runcorn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Clifton Road, Runcorn, WA7 4SY
Website: http://www.heathschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01928576664
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jamie Jardine
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136779

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1106
Number of Pupils: 1200
Number of Boys: 611
Number of Girls: 589

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.06 Confidence interval -0.25 to 0.14
Of the 169 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 164 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:42%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:43%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.15
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pewithall School
Kenilworth avenue , WA7 4XQ 		4out of 4 313 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Weston Primary School
Lambsickle Lane , Weston Village WA7 4RA 		3out of 4 826 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Halton Lodge Primary School
Grangeway , WA7 5LU 		3out of 4 953 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Clement's Catholic Primary School
Oxford Road , WA7 4NX 		3out of 4 1,057 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Woodside Primary School
Whitchurch Way , Halton Lodge Estate WA7 5YP 		2out of 4 1,302 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Heath School
Clifton Road , WA7 4SY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School
Grangeway , WA7 5YH 		2out of 4 1,089 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grange School
Latham Avenue , WA7 5DX 		2out of 4 1,456 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hope Corner School
70 Clifton Road , Runcorn WA7 4TD 		- not rated 389 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Cavendish High Academy
Lincoln Close , WA7 4YX 		4out of 4 827 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Weston Point College
Picow Farm Road , WA7 4UN 		- not rated 2,042 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Halton School
31 Main Street , Halton WA7 2AN 		- not rated 2,388 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Chadwick Road , Astmoor WA7 1PW 		3out of 4 2,876 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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